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Orison Swett Marden was an American author and motivational speaker, born in 1850 and died in 1924. His works primarily revolve around the themes of personal growth, success, and self-improvement, which have been well-received by readers.

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“Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.”

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“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”

“We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.”

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Book:The Optimistic Life

Source: The Optimistic Life

“Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.”

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Book:The Optimistic Life

Source: The Optimistic Life

“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.”

Source: The Optimistic Life

“Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.”

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“There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.”

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“The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.”

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Book:Rising in the World, Or Architects of Fate

Source: Rising in the World, Or Architects of Fate

“Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do.”

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Book:The Miracle of Right Thought

Source: The Miracle of Right Thought

“The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great cable and binds us irrevocably thought and act.”

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“It is those who have this imperative demand for the best in their natures, and who will accept nothing short of it, that holds the banners of progress, that set the standards, the ideals, for others.”

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Book:Do It to a Finish!

Source: Do It to a Finish!

“Fear is a great robber of power. It paralyzes the thinking faculties, ruins spontaneity, enthusiasm, and self confidence. It has a blighting effect upon all one's thoughts, moods, and efforts. It destroys ambition and efficiency.”

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Book:The Miracle of Right Thought

Source: The Miracle of Right Thought

“Many mothers make the mistake of forever looking for the bad in the child, trying to . . . uproot and drive it out. This is like trying to eject the darkness from a room without opening the shutters and letting in the light. As John Newton said, 'I cannot sweep the darkness out, but I can shine it out.'”

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Book:The Miracle of Right Thought

Source: The Miracle of Right Thought